Centers of Excellence

The following list represents the leading individuals and corresponding institutions around the world working to advance the treatment and understanding of Hairy Cell Leukemia. We encourage you to reach out directly to our members to learn how they can assist you.

North America

Kanti R. Rai, M.D.

Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology

Long Island Jewish Medical Center
270-05 76th Ave.
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(718) 470-7135 Direct
krai@nshs.org
www.northshorelij.com

Timothy G. Call, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Mayo Clinic
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology
200 First St. SW
Rochester, MN 55905
call.timothy@mayo.edu
www.mayoclinic.org

Deborah A. Thomas, M.D.

Department of Leukemia

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 428
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 745-4616 Direct
(713) 794-4297 Fax
debthomas@mdanderson.org
www.mdanderson.org

Robert J. Kreitman, M.D.

Chief, Clinical Immunotherapy Section
Senior Principal Investigator

National Cancer Institute
9000 Rockville Pike
Building 37, Room 5124B
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-6947 Direct
(301) 576-3920 Fax
kreitmar@mail.nih.gov
www.cancer.gov

Martin S. Tallman, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
676 N. St. Clair Street Suite 850
Chicago, IL USA 60611
(312) 695-6180 Direct
(312) 695-6189 Fax
m-tallman@northwestern.edu
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu

Michael R. Grever, M.D.

Chair, Department of Internal Medicine

The Ohio State University Medical Center
390 N. Doan Tower
395 W. 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 293-8724 Direct
(614) 293-6656 Fax
Michael.Grever@osumc.edu
www.medicalcenter.osu.edu

Alan Saven, M.D.

Head, Division of Hematology Oncology

Scripps Clinic
10666 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-9489 Direct
(858) 554-8946 Fax
saven.alan@scrippshealth.org
www.scripps.org

James B. Johnston, M.D.

Professor Internal Medicine

Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology
675 McDermot Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9
Canada
(204) 787-2108 Direct
(204) 787-2190 Fax
jjohnst@cc.umanitoba.ca
www.umanitoba.ca/institutes/manitoba_institute_cell_biology/

Europe

Daniel Catovsky, M.D.

Professor, Section of Haemato-Oncology

Institute of Cancer Research
Brookes Lawley Building
15 Cotswold Road
Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 7773 252841 Direct
+44 (0) 20 7795 0310 Fax
Daniel.Catovsky@icr.ac.uk
www.icr.ac.uk

Gunnar Juliusson, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Hematology

Lund University
Stem Cell Center
BMC B10
SE-221 84 Lund
Sweden
+46 46 171315 Direct
+46 46 2110908 Fax
gunnar.juliusson@med.lu.se
www.stemcellcenter.se

Tadeusz Robak, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Hematology

Medical University of Lodz
Ciolkowskiego 2
Lodz, Poland
+48 42 632 5120 Direct
robaktad@csk.umed.lodz.pl
www.umed.pl/edi

Claire E. Dearden, M.D.

Consultant Haematologist & Head of the CLL Clinic

Royal Marsden Hospital
Fulham Road
London SW3 6JJ
United Kingdom
+44 20 8661 3116 Direct
claire.dearden@rmh.nhs.uk
www.royalmarsden.org

J.C. Cawley, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Haematology

The University of Liverpool
Division of Haematology3rd Floor, Duncan Building
Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA
United Kingdom
+44 0151 706 4311 Direct
+44 0151 706 4311 Fax
j.cawley@liverpool.ac.uk
www.liv.ac.uk

Pier Luigi Zinzani, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Hematology Oncology

University of Bologna
Via Massarenti, 9
Bologna, Italy
Pierluigi.zinzani@unibo.it
www.unibo.it

Anthony D. Ho, M.D.

Prof. and Chair, Department of Medicine V

University of Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, D-69120
Heidelberg, Germany
+49 6221 568001 Direct
+49 6221 565813 Fax
anthony_dick.ho@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
www.poliklinik-hd.de

Francesco Lauria, M.D.

Professor of Hematology
Head, Department of Hematology and Transplant

University of Siena
Policlinico S. Maria alle Scotte
Viale Bracci, 16, 53100
Siena, Italy
+39 0577 586798 Direct
+39 0577 586185 Fax
lauria@unisi.it
www.unisi.it